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lengths

The correct spelling is lengths.

How to pronounce lengths

noun

Say it like: Len-gth-s

The correct spelling is lengths. The distance measured along the longest dimension of an object. For example: "the length of a book"

Usage Examples

the length of a book

a length of rope

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.The distance measured along the longest dimension of an object.
  2. 2.Duration.
  3. 3.The length of a horse, used to indicate the distance between horses at the end of a race.
  4. 4.Distance between the two ends of a line segment.
  5. 5.The distance down the pitch that the ball bounces on its way to the batsman.

verb

  1. 1.To lengthen.

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